Ned Wynert

Ned Wynert (5 October 1840-), born Henrietta "Netta" Mary Wynn, was a criminal and businesswoman from the United States. She was a cross-dresser, using the alias "Ned Wynert".

Biography
Ned Wynert (nee Henrietta "Netta" Mary Wynn) was raised in American "polite society" and was expected to play the part, but longed for a life outside social constraints. Always clever, she learned how to sneak away from home while no one was watching. By day, she would play the part of the respectable little girl, but by night she was a boy and, disguised, found a home on the streets among petty thieves and darker influences. No one ever made a connection between the two personae, and Ned soon began making a name for herself as a notorious jewel thief. Once he had amassed sufficient funds, she left home for good, and utterly abandoned her old "Netta" identity. Ned quickly excelled in the criminal underworld, but struck it big only after proving her talents and being recruited by America's most famous thief: Adam Worth. Seeing Ned's obvious talent for scheming and schmoozing, Worth gave her a very important mission that just so happened to mirror the young woman's dream: set up a crime syndicate in the heart of the British Empire.

It wasn't hard for Ned to make friends when she did reach London, and it wasn't long before her plan was underway. She made her base of operations in Southwark, specializing in theft, and assembled a group of hardworking, loyal thieves to aid her cause. There was only one obstacle remaining on her path to achieving true success: the Blighters. Luck would find Ned again, however, when in 1868 Ned stumpled upon the most beautiful train she had ever laid eyes on. The owners of the train, twin Assassins Jacob and Evie Frye, agreed to take out the Blighter presence, provided Ned let them keep whatever booty they discovered on their journey across London.